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Congressional Record publishes “Senate Committee Meetings.....” in the Daily Digest section on Oct. 26, 2021

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was mentioned in Senate Committee Meetings..... on pages D1187-D1188 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Oct. 26, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

Committee Meetings

(Committees not listed did not meet)

AFGHANISTAN

Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed hearings to examine security in Afghanistan and in the regions of South and Central Asia, after receving testimony from Colin H. Kahl, Under Secretary for Policy, and Lieutenant General James J. Mingus, USA, Director for Operations, J3, Joint Staff, both of the Department of Defense.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Reta Jo Lewis, of Georgia, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and Elizabeth de Leon Bhargava, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

PROTECTING KIDS ONLINE

Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security concluded a hearing to examine protecting kids online, focusing on Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, after receiving testimony from Jennifer Stout, Snap Inc, Santa Monica, California; Michael Beckerman, TikTok, Culver City, California; and Leslie Miller, YouTube, LLC, San Bruno, California.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Maria L. Pagan, of Puerto Rico, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office), with the rank of Ambassador, Brent Neiman, of Illinois, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Joshua Frost, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of the Treasury, Samuel R. Bagenstos, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Christopher S. Wilson, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Marc R. Stanley, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic, and Rashad Hussain, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, who were both introduced by Senator Kaine, and Ramin Toloui, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary (Economic and Business Affairs), all of the Department of State, Chantale Yokmin Wong, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador, who was introduced by Senator Duckworth, and Adriana Debora Kugler, of Maryland, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, who was introduced by Senator Van Hollen, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

BUSINESS MEETING

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Michael D. Smith, of Virginia, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Larry D. Turner, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Labor, Sandra D. Bruce, of Delaware, to be Inspector General, and Amy Loyd, of New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, both of the Department of Education, and Deirdre Hamilton, of the District of Columbia, Gerald W. Fauth, of Virginia, and Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, each to be Member of the National Mediation Board.

THREATS TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION

Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to examine emerging threats to election administration, after receiving testimony from Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary Of State, Phoenix; Michael Adams, Commonwealth of Kentucky Secretary Of State, Frankfort; Al Schmidt, City Commissioner of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Matthew Masterson, Stanford University Internet Observatory, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Wade Henderson, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Washington, D.C.

INTELLIGENCE

Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 188

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